Sarasota deputy placed on leave after video shows him choke, pin Black teen at juvenile center
A Florida sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after he choked a Black teen and pinned him to the ground in a caught-on-video altercation that sent the 17-year-old juvenile to the hospital.
Surveillance video of the altercation released by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Neil Pizzo engaging in the use of force against Terrance Devon Reed III inside the Sarasota County Juvenile Assessment Center on Sept. 1.
Reed allegedly became uncooperative while being photographed and later refused to take his hands out of hi shirt, saying he was cold, according to incident reports obtained by the Daily News.
Deputy Pizzo also claimed Reed threatened him.
